Hiya everybody!

We have done a lot of things this week in class. We revised and corrected some Present and Past passive voice exercises. We had a very quick look to the compound pronouns with some-, any- and no-, which at some point in this yeat have cause trouble to some of you. Although these words may be familiar to you, I thought it would be a good idea to remember the use of these compound pronouns.

We also learnt about the contrast between -ed and -ing adjectives. At the beginning you looked worried because you couldn't understand the difference, but I think you managed to distinguished them by the end of the lesson.

Sybil helped you revised the used to grammar point through a pair communicative activity.

Finally, we introduced the topic of the difference between body age and calendar age to revise quantifiers and introduce new ones such as not enough.

As for homework, you have to do exercises a and b from the Grammar Bank 8B for next week.

Have a nice weekend!

B1- Weekly summary

Hi guys!

We have used the context of television to revise and extending your knowledge on phrasal verbs. We first talked about our watching habits and then the grammar was presented through three newspapers extracts, which I considered quite amusing.

We also paid attention to the pronunciation of common phrasal verbs, as well as some common sounds and sound linking to make our speech more fluent.

As for revision, we practised the passive voice in several verb tenses. On the other hand, Sybil introduced the topic we are going to study next week (or the following as we have the XX School Anniversary): relative clauses. She also taught you some useful text messaging abbreviations!!!

Finally, you have to do exercises a, b, c, d and e from the reading exercise 5 in unit 7C. It is about a couple who lived for 37 years without electricity and say which modern electrical devices they would not want to live without.

B1 - Weekly summary

Hi guys!

How is it going? This week our lessons have been focused on the passive voice through the cinema. First of all, we read an article about film locations, which have inspired people to visit them. This provided the context to extend our knowledge about the passive voice in present, past and future tenses.
As you know, the vocabulary about cinema is presented in the second half of the unit and then put into practice in some communicative activities we did in class. We also listened to a true story of a young student who met, and then worked for, a world famous film director.

Sybil placed the emphasis of her lesson on the revision of reported speech.

As homework, you have to write a story entitled A Day to Remember but you also have to make a sentence using reported speech on our new collaborative activity. Click on "Editar" on the right-hand top margin, then go to the comic strip and write a reported sentence of one of the speech bubbles. Then, click on "Save" on the right-hand top margin again. Please, be careful and don't delete the rest of the sentences.

Here you are some more exercises on the passive voice so that you can practise at home at the weekend:

- Passive_1
- Passive_2
- Passive_3
- More exercises

A2 - Weekly summary

Hi everyone!

This week we have focused learning on what people were like when they were at school and how they have changed now that they are adults. We studied used to through a news story about the famous rebel Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, and an interview with a school teacher. We also paid attention to the pronunciation of used to.

Sybil commented on the 7-12 chapters from The USA book. Please, remember to bring the book to class when I tell you. If you have no book, you get bored and don't pay attention to her.

We also started a new unit which introduces the passive voice for present and past tenses. We changed the assumption that most inventors are men through a listening exercises which showd that women were responsible for several significant inventions of the last century. In vocabulary the focus is on verbs which are frequently used in the passive, e.g, designed, based, discovered... We also revised the pronunciation of -ed endings in past tenses and past participles.

As for homework, you have to do the exercises of two worksheets about the passive voice: present and past.

Here you are some exercises to practise present and past passive sentences:

- Passive_1
- Passive_2

B1 - STUDENTS' GUIDE TO B1 EXAM

Hi everyone!

Here you are some crucial and useful information for the exams you are going to sit next month. It's worth reading it. It explains the instructions about each exam as well as the evaluation criteria to take into account. Download the Students' Guide to B1 Exam from the Official School of Languages web page.

Hope this helps!

Regards,
Miriam

June Exams

A2 - Weekly summary

Hiya guys!!!

Ready for our new collaborative experience? First of all, let's summarize what we have done in class on Wednesday and Thursday. We corrected the exercises about modal verbs of possibility and advice and we focused on how to write a story.

As homework, you have to hand in the story from the worksheet that you chose in class next day in class. But you also have to make a sentence in our class story. Click on COLLABORATIVE STORY to access the wiki. Click on "EDIT" in the top right-hand corner and get to the end of the story. Next, write a new sentence using your imagination. Then, write your name and group in brackets. Finally, click on "Save" and your sentence will be added to the story.

Let's have fun while we learn!!!!

See you next week and nice weekend!

B1 - Weekly summary

Hi everyone!

This's been a very short week!!!! Anyway, we've had time to revise reported speech and indirect questions and we introduced and practised question tags. Therefore, exercise b, section 7B in the Grammar Bank and exercise b in the indirect questions worksheet on the B1 folder in Docs are homework for next week.

Here you are a webpage where you can find 6 different exercises on QUESTION TAGS.

Let's keep on learning!

Have a nice weekend!

A2 - Extra exercises about Should / Shouldn't and modal verbs miscellaneous

Here I am again!

As this is going to be a very long weekend, I thought you would like to practise modal verb should(n't) online. Click on the links below:

- Exercises should1
- Exercises should2

As for revision of modal verbs, here you are some other online resources: modal verbs revision1 and modal verb revision2.

A2 - Weekly summary

Good morning guys!

We finished unit 6 by presenting modal verb should(n't) to give advice. The context is a radio programme where people phone in with problems, and then listeners are asked to e-mail their advice. There is also a focuse on the pronunciation of -ould (as in should, could, would) and on sentence rhythm.

We have also practised giving advice both orally and in written notes. As for vocabulary, we learnt the uses of get in the vocabulary bank.

Then, we learnt how to describe basic illness symptoms in English through a comedy episode at the doctor's. The useful vocabulary learnt helped us to better understand the practical English section on the book: At the Pharmacy. We revised how to ask for help and we learnt how to ask for medicine at a chemist's or pharmacy.

Finally, you have a worksheet about modal verbs of possibility and advice as homework.

Have a great long weekend!!

B1 - Extra exercises on Reported Speech

Hi guys!!!

Here you some links to practise Reported Speech online:

- Simple statements
- Statements with time expressions
- Reported questions
- Reported questions with time expressions

As for indirect questions, here are some other online links:

- Indirect questions1
- Indirect questions2

B1 - Weekly Summary

Good morning everybody!!!

In this unit we are going to study three quite different grammatical and lexical areas. Then, we firstly focused on reported speech: statements, questions and commands.Shopping and complaining about thing you've bought or bad service in a restaurant or hotel were the main themes for this lesson. As for pronunciation, we focused on consonant sounds.

Next, we learnt a different way to make questions: indirect questions through an extract of a detective novel. The vocabulary is concerned about compound nouns, such as, horror film, murder mystery, police inspector, crime writer or police station.

Finally, you have some extra worksheets on reported speech and indirect questions. Be careful and do only exercise b in the indirect questions worksheet. ;-)

Have a nice a long weekend!

Oops, I'm going to leave here some extra exercises on reported speech and indirect questions so that you can practise at home. It will help!!!  

B1 - Weekly summary

Hi folks!

What a tough week, guys! An important part of the English grammar was taught last week: verbs followed by to-infinitive or ing-form.Therefore, this week we continued studying and revising it through a long list of verbs which are followed by a to-infinitive and another huge list of verbs followed by an ing-form. In order to get into the heart of the matter, we also had a look at some verbs which can be followed by either a to-infinitive or an ing-form, such us remember, forget, stop, try, need and so on.

Sybil helped you revise prepositions in some collocations and vocabulary related to work through a communicative activity. You did a nice job!

Then, we introduced the Reported Speech through a love comic strip at a supermarket!!! We learnt the backshifts of the verb and the time/place expressions in statements and questions. These backshifts will be helpful when we study reported commands next week too! Therefore, as homework, you have to do an extra worksheet on Reported Speech to consolidate this grammar point.


Have a nice weekend!!! See you next week!!

A2 - Weekly summary

Hey pals!!!

How is it going? Ready for our weekly summary? Well, this week we revised, studied and consolidated First and Second Conditional sentences with extra explanation and exercises. Then, we listened to the song Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton to master Second conditional questions. We also introduced modal verbs of possibility may and might for future situations. That was the easiest part of the English grammar! ;-)

We also enjoyed the reading of THE USA book by doing some exercises about some American facts and history with Sybil.

As for homework, you must do an extra worksheet about modal verbs of possibility. Here you are, however, a website with extra information about may / might and four extra exercises. Hope it helps!